Since our founding in 1987, Debenham Media Group has remained on the cutting edge of film scanning technology. We've spent those three decades constantly improving our state-of-the-art scanners to produce the highest quality 35mm, 16mm and 8mm film transfers. While we always strive to innovate our technology, our staff stays committed to providing you with helpful and friendly customer service.

Our clients range from professional filmmakers to university archivists to consumers who are looking into converting 8mm, Super 8, or 16mm home movies. Regardless of your level of expertise, we provide all of our clients with a high quality transfer using the same method that Hollywood studios use to transfer their priceless feature films. Where most other companies offer color correction and supervised scans at a premium cost, all of our High Definition transfers (except the Basic 720p) are scanned by professional colorists using our custom-built Ultra High Definition Rank Cintel scanners and color correction technology. These scanners will not damage your film like a projector can. Projectors can burn or scratch your film over time. Our machines do not use a hot bulb, nor do they stop and start your film on each frame. Our scanners don't even claw at your film's sprocket holes. Instead, they run your film with smooth, continuous motionwhile the scanner transfers each picture pixel by pixel.

Our entire production staff have university degrees in film, video, or television production.We realize how invaluable and irreplaceable your films are. All of our scanning is done in house.Once your film arrives, it never leaves the studio until it is being returned back to you. When your film is delivered to our studio, our receiving department goes through your order and makes sure that all your film is accounted for. Once we receive the film, we e-mail you to let you know that the film has arrived safe and sound. We also go over your order form and specifications. If we have any questions regarding your project, or if we estimate that your final cost will exceed your expectations, we let you know upfront. We will never begin your project until we are sure that you have an expectation of its final cost.

We then prepare your film for transfer. We splice your film onto 13-inch archive reels in the sequence that you have assigned. These 13-inch archive reels prolong the life of your film by reducing the curl of your films. While we prep your film, we also repair any deteriorating orincorrect splices, and we clean your film using our Kodak particle transfer rollers - all at no additional cost to you. The rollers lift dirt and dust off of your film without the possibility of scratching or damaging your films in the process.

Once your film is prepped, it is ready to be scanned. For clients ordering a 720p, 1080p, or 1080p Ultra scan, one of our professional film colorists is assigned to your project. They will work onyour project (and your project alone) during the entirety of the scanning process. While they transfer the film, they will also enhance the picture quality using our custom-engineered color correction technology. With this technology, old faded film can come back to life with enriched color. Details once lost to underexposure can be seen with increased brightness. Your films will look much better transferred with our Highly Modified Rank Cintel machines than they wouldon an old projector. In fact, many of our clients report that their films look better than they ever remembered. If you are ordering our non-monitored 720p Basic scan, your film will still benefitfrom our custom design optics and superior scanning process.

We put every effort into producing technology that can create the highest quality pictures fromyour film and providing your old movies with new life. Whereas other companies often transfer several old media (like videotape or still slides), we focus solely on engineering new, innovative technology for transferring film. Most of our technology has been created in-house. We have developed our scanners to exceed the resolution of 8mm, 16mm, and even 35mm motion picture film, so that you get the maximum amount of detail out of your home movies. Since scanningmore initial data means compression is possible without sacrificing image quality, you don't needprofessional computer software to enjoy the benefits of a High Definition film transfer.

We are also at the forefront of scanning sound film. Our equipment is constantly being updated to optimize 16mm sound (both optical and magnetic) and Super 8 Sound. In fact, we are one of the only facilities in the world that can transfer Regular 8mm Sound film using professional scanners. Our sound heads are at the cutting-edge of technology, and optical tracks are scanned by laser. Our colorists are skilled in getting the most out of analog soundtracks.

Once we have scanned your film, we record it onto your choice of media. When choosing your recording media, it is helpful to think of your film in terms of data. More data means more quality.A hard drive stores the most data, which is why we highly recommend transferring your moviesto one of our portable USB 3.0 drives or flash drives. Your films will be formatted for PC or Mac as ProRes 4:2:2 .mov files ready to play on QuickTime or VLC and edited on iMovie, CorrelVideo Studio, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, and many other editing programs. We can also record your film to DVD or Blu-Ray in addition to hard drive. While DVDs and Blu-Rays are great for simple viewing, recording to disc applies additional compression to your data. By transferringyour movies to a hard drive, you can store much more data from your project, while also havingthe freedom to edit your films, rearrange scenes, apply additional color correction, and add titles and music.

Once your transfer is complete, we will calculate how much film was transferred. For monitoredscans, our colorists remove prolonged sections of your film that are completely blank, so you are not charged for blank footage. You are only charged for film that is scanned. If you pay for your order by check, we send a refund check back to you for any overpayment. If you pay by credit card, the card will not be charged until we have completely finished your transfer and know theexact total. Before your film is returned to you, you will also receive an e-mail to let you know that the transfer has been completed.. You are also provided with a FedEx tracking number so thatyou have a clear idea of where your film is and when you can expect it to be delivered.

Whether your film represents your life's work or your family's memories, we realize its importanceto you, and we take our obligation to its preservation seriously. We are confidentthat we can provide you with the highest quality film transfer available - so much so that weprovide a Free Sample to prospective clients.

We service all of North America, and we welcome any international orders as well.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding a prospective project, we encourage you to emailus at info@mymovietransfer.com or to call us at (412) 264-2526 or toll free at 1-800-865-7172. We have no salesman on our staff, just helpful technicians who are happy to answer anyquestions and give you further details regarding our process.

Copyright 2001-2017, MyMovieTransfer.com. All Rights Reserved. All Images/Text from this site may not be copied without prior written permission.Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. MyMovieTransfer.com is the consumer division of Debenham Media Group.